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Article

Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities

by
Xin Fang
*,
Noleen Bennett
,
Courtney Ierano
,
Rodney James
and
Karin Thursky
National Centre for Antimicrobial Stewardship, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antibiotics 2022, 11(5), 647; https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050647
Submission received: 12 April 2022 / Revised: 6 May 2022 / Accepted: 9 May 2022 / Published: 12 May 2022
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Anti-infectious Drugs in Ophthalmology)
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Abstract

The National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey (NAPS) is a web-based, standardized tool, widely adopted in Australian healthcare facilities to assess the reasons for, the quantity of, and the quality of antimicrobial prescribing. It consists of multiple modules tailored towards the needs of a variety of healthcare facilities. Data regarding ophthalmological antimicrobial use from Hospital NAPS, Surgical NAPS, and Aged Care NAPS were analysed. In Hospital NAPS, the most common reasons for inappropriate prescribing were incorrect dose or frequency and incorrect duration. Prolonged duration was also common in Aged Care prescribing: about one quarter of all antimicrobials had been prescribed for greater than 6 months. All three modules found chloramphenicol to be the most prescribed antimicrobial with a high rate of inappropriate prescribing, usually for conjunctivitis.
Keywords: antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial prescribing surveillance; quality; safety; ophthalmology; eye; surgical prophylaxis antimicrobial resistance; antimicrobial stewardship; antimicrobial prescribing surveillance; quality; safety; ophthalmology; eye; surgical prophylaxis

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Fang, X.; Bennett, N.; Ierano, C.; James, R.; Thursky, K. Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities. Antibiotics 2022, 11, 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050647

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Fang X, Bennett N, Ierano C, James R, Thursky K. Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities. Antibiotics. 2022; 11(5):647. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050647

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Fang, Xin, Noleen Bennett, Courtney Ierano, Rodney James, and Karin Thursky. 2022. "Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities" Antibiotics 11, no. 5: 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050647

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Fang, X., Bennett, N., Ierano, C., James, R., & Thursky, K. (2022). Ophthalmic Antimicrobial Prescribing in Australian Healthcare Facilities. Antibiotics, 11(5), 647. https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics11050647

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